title: Training research: practical recommendations for maximum impact.
abstract: This review offers practical recommendations regarding research on training in evidence-based practices for mental health and substance abuse treatment. When designing training research, we recommend: (a) aligning with the larger dissemination and implementation literature to consider contextual variables and clearly defining terminology, (b) critically examining the implicit assumptions underlying the stage model of psychotherapy development, (c) incorporating research methods from other disciplines that embrace the principles of formative evaluation and iterative review, and (d) thinking about how technology can be used to take training to scale throughout all stages of a training research project. An example demonstrates the implementation of these recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Temple University, Weiss Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. rbeidas@temple.edu
authors.forename: Rinad S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Beidas
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koerner
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Weingardt
authors.forename: Philip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Kendall
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000379:methods*